The Bachelor SPOILER: Rumoured finalist Bella Varelis gets emotional at a private viewing party as her crying mother wipes away tears while being supported by close friends
Isabella ‘Bella’ Varelis is one of the front-runners to win The Bachelor Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert’s heart.
But on Wednesday, footage emerged of Bella getting emotional watching her red carpet premiere with friends and family.
At a private watch party in Sydney, the 25-year-old was seen holding back tears as her mother sobbed into a tissue beside her.
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The Bachelor SPOILER: Rumoured finalist Bella Varelis (left) got emotional at a private premiere viewing party on Wednesday night as her crying mother Kim (right) wiped away tears
The red carpet encounter, which was filmed months ago, appeared to be hard for some of the ladies to witness.
Footage by a close friend of Bella’s panned to her mother Kim, who was choking back tears with a bunch of tissues at the ready.
The group of ladies at the watch party screamed when Bella stepped foot out of the limousine at the mansion, with Bella cupping her hands over her face in disbelief.
Her cheerleaders: The group of ladies at Bella’s watch party screamed when she stepped foot out of the limousine at the mansion to meet Locky
‘We are all so proud of you’: One friend captioned a video of Bella (right) and her mother Kim (left) visibly emotional during the watch party as Bella spoke about her father with Locky
Some of her friends cryptically said ‘oh, the music is sad!’ as Bella fanned her face to stop tears from falling.
‘We are all so proud of you,’ one caption read on a video of Bella and her mother visibly emotional during the watch party.
Bella did not grimace or show signs disdain towards Locky or the series during her reaction to the premiere.
‘Why are we all crying?’ Footage showed multiple women wiping tears from their face, or sniffling while watching Bella’s first encounter with Locky on TV
‘Why are we all crying?’ the ladies could be heard saying, as footage showed multiple women wiping tears from their face, or sniffling.
The group screamed when Bella stepped out of the limousine at the mansion as she was seen cupping her hand over her face in disbelief as she watched the TV.
Some of her friends cryptically said ‘oh, the music is sad!’ as Bella fanned her face to stop tears from falling.
Is that a hint of what’s to come? Some of her friends cryptically said ‘oh, the music is sad!’ as Bella fanned her face to stop tears from falling
Cheers: Earlier in the night, Bella had been in high spirits as she drank red wine and held a rose at the party
‘We are all so proud of you,’ one caption read on a video of Bella and her mother visibly emotional during the watch party.
The scene may have been emotional for the mother-and-daughter duo as Bella referenced a heart necklace given to her by her father when she was younger.
Earlier in the night, Bella had been in high spirits as she drank red wine and held a rose at the party.
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